Tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
tert-Butyl benzenecarboperoxoate
Other names
tert-Butyl perbenzoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C11H14O3/c1-11(2,3)14-13-10(12)9-7-5-4-6-8-9/h4-8H,1-3H3
    Key: GJBRNHKUVLOCEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C)(C)OOC(=O)c1ccccc1
Properties
C11H14O3
Molar mass 194.230 g·mol−1
Density 1.034 g/cm3
Melting point 8-9 °C
Boiling point 112 °C (decomposes)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB) an organic compound with the formula C6H5CO3CMe3 (Me = CH3). It is the most widely produced perester; it is an ester of peroxybenzoic acid (C6H5CO3H). It is often used as a radical initiator in polymerization reactions, such as the production of LDPE from ethylene, and for crosslinking, such as for unsaturated polyester resins.[1]

  1. ^ Klenk, Herbert; Götz, Peter H.; Siegmeier, Rainer; Mayr, Wilfried. "Peroxy Compounds, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_199.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.